/*
 * Copyright 2012 Gregor Schauer
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package at.schauer.gregor.vienna.validator;

import javax.validation.ValidationException;

/**
 * @author Gregor Schauer
 */
public interface Validator<O> {
	enum Type {
		OFF(false, false), BEFORE(true, false), AFTER(false, true), BEFORE_AND_AFTER(true, true);
		private final boolean before;
		private final boolean after;

		Type(boolean before, boolean after) {
			this.before = before;
			this.after = after;
		}

		public boolean isBefore() {
			return before;
		}

		public boolean isAfter() {
			return after;
		}
	}

	O validateObject(O obj) throws ValidationException;

	String validateString(String obj) throws ValidationException;
}
